For the month of August 2014, apparel retailer Gap posted flat sales when compared with the same month of 2013. Net sales in August 2014 stood at $1.23 billion, same as in August 2013. However, comparable sales for August 2014 were down 2 ...
To get more orders from global markets, Bangladeshi apparel exporters should concentrate on manufacturing more value added products, South Korean envoy to Bangladesh said. Bangladeshi textile and apparel industry should move beyond ...
Tags: Apparels
Activewear sales account for 16 percent of the US apparels market and recorded a one percent growth in sales in the 12 months to June 2014, period. Activewear sales rose one percent and accounted for $33.7 billion or 16 percent of total ...
Tags: Sportswear, Activewear
Activewear sales account for 16 percent of the US apparels market and recorded a one percent growth in sales in the 12 months to June 2014, period. Activewear sales rose one percent and accounted for $33.7 billion or 16 percent of total ...
Tags: Sportswear, Activewear
ExcelSoft, a Sri Lanka-based enterprise solutions software company, has recently introduced Foresight, a new performance optimized graphical production planning and scheduling tool, designed specifically to maximize the usage of available, ...
Net revenues for the fiscal second quarter ending June 28, 2014, plunged 24.8 percent from a year earlier at Body Central, a multi-channel & specialty clothing retailer. Body Central said its net revenues for the second quarter of 2014 ...
Tags: clothing retailer, Apparel
INVISTA, one of the world’s largest integrated producers of fibres and polymers, will launch a new brand strategy for its LYCRA fibre. The campaign encompasses an engaging brand positioning, brand architecture and the “LYCRA ...
Tags: polymers, LYCRA fibre
A ‘Research and Education’ zone will feature the world’s first liquid ammonia processing technology for knitted fabrics at Interstoff Asia Essential – Autumn 2014, set to return to the Hong Kong Convention and ...
Tags: Liquid Ammonia Fabric, Interstoff
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has decided to run a check on the tax payment of foreign workers in the garment factories in Bangladesh. The board has asked its field officers to prepare a list of workers who are illegally working in ...
Tags: NBR, Foreigners, Apparel
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) and Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) of China have inked five MoUs in different sectors, including textiles and machines for garment industry, to promote and help the ...
As part of the Angolan Government’s strategy to rehabilitate the domestic textile industry, Africa Textil, a textile mill located in Benguela will shortly commence operations. Africa Textil first began manufacturing activity in ...
Tags: Angolan Textile Mill, Production, Textile
Net income slipped 2.5 percent, from the prior year quarter at NYSE-listed clothing retailer – The Buckle in the second fiscal quarter ended August 2, 2014. Net income for the second quarter of 2014 touched $24.5 million or $0.51 ...
Tags: Net Income, Retailer, Apparel
To boost Japanese investment in Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Government will allocate a separate industrial zone for Japan. This was revealed by Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed at a press conference, who also said that the Government also ...
Tags: Bangladesh Government, Separate Industrial Zone, Apparel
Cambodia successfully hosted the 4th International Textile and Garment Industry Exhibition (CTG 2014) this month at Phnom Penh’s Koh Pich Convention and Exhibition Center. The event was organized by Yorkers Trade & Marketing Service ...
Iconic US apparel brand Gap is partnering with Arvind Lifestyle, a subsidiary of Arvind Limited, one of India’s largest textile companies. The first stores are expected to open in India’s two largest cities, Mumbai and Delhi, ...
Tags: GAP, Arvind Lifestyle, Apparel